Joe Franke
Bill Slevin
Jeffery Schlachter
Stephanie Treadway
Cleo Tibbitts-Williams
Lana Grabinskis
Chris McKinnell
Kenneth Torress
Cristian Camilo Piedrahita Montoya
Francious Dubé
Regional Director of the North East USA
Joe Franke
Joe Franke is Regional Director for Northeast USA, in addition to being Chairman of the Board and Chief Investigations Officer for the Warren Legacy Foundation.
Joe Franke is a veteran in the paranormal world. Not only is he an accomplished investigator, he is also a seasoned researcher, demonologist, consultant, and lecturer with more than thirty six years of experience to his credit.
Joe’s journey into the paranormal domain began back in 1986 at the age of eighteen when he met and befriended famed paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren at a local seminar.
Joe was ‘chosen’ by the Warrens and was invited to join them in their work as one of their original students. In fact, during their initial introduction, Joe fondly recalls Lorraine saying to him, “Honey, you were meant to do this work; would you like to come and work with us?” The Warrens took Joe under their wing and welcomed him into their family where he eventually met his dear friend and brother, the Warren’s grandson, Chris McKinnell.
For more than three decades, Joe prepared under the expert tutelage of his beloved friends and mentors Ed and Lorraine Warren cultivating his knowledge of the occult and honing his skills as a researcher and demonologist. In his 36 years spent devoted to helping others, he has fought countless supernatural battles; helping to protect families as they struggled to combat and overcome their paranormal afflictions.
Joe is viewed as a true warrior in the paranormal world. He is recognized by many of his peers as arguably one of the most experienced, knowledgeable and highly respected investigators in the field today.
Joe currently lectures throughout the New England region discussing past and current cases of real-life hauntings, poltergeist activity and demonic infestation. Through his many public appearances, Joe thoroughly enjoys educating the public on the serious dangers and misconceptions of the paranormal realm.
Regional Director for the Southeast USA - Director of Development
Bill Slevin
Bill Slevin is Regional Director for Southeast USA & also The Director Of Development as part of the Management Team.
Bill is the founder of the Paranormal Existence Research Society (P.E.R.S.).
He is an empath and has always been fascinated by the paranormal since he was a kid dealing with his own experiences. Bill has worked in the paranormal field for well over 30+ years with many paranormal experts from all over the world.
Besides public & historical investigations, Bill is an expert in residential hauntings and has been part of well over 500 residential investigations, helping those in need when they don’t know where to turn. Bill has dedicated a lot of time to helping people looking for answers.
Bill loves to learn as much as possible about the paranormal and science and is dedicated to helping further the paranormal industry. Bill is a parapsychologist currently working on his PHD in Parapsychology, Paranormal Science and Metaphysical Humanistic Science. Bill has also studied Demonology and has worked on demonic cases.
For the past 9 years Bill has worked as an IT director for a psychiatric, drug, and alcohol treatment facility, which has been a big help in sometimes determining when something may not be paranormal.
Bill was seen on an episode of Ghost Asylum, has been interviewed on numerous podcasts including Ghost Magnet with Bridget Marquardt and can be seen in many magazines and newspaper articles. Bill was filmed for a documentary for the discovery channel airing 2022.
Bill is also a paranormal educator and public speaker who loves to educate the public all about paranormal and the unknown, he and his team can be seen at various libraries, conventions, schools, and other public events.
Regional Director for the Midwest USA - Director of Operations
Jeffery Schlachter
Jeff Schlachter is the Regional Director for Midwest USA & The Director Of Operations as part of the Management Team.
Jeff has been interested in the paranormal for years. However, in 2016, he took a class called Ghost Hunting 101, where he made some good contacts. He quickly joined a busy local team and remained with them for two years. The team was out investigating several days a week during that two year period, which meant that he gained considerable experience in a short time.
In 2019, Jeff founded Boo Productions Paranormal, with a vision to share the history of locations through ghost stories. He is currently working on several stories for this project. An important aspect of Jeff’s team is private investigations, which they take very seriously. As much as he loves telling a good paranormal story, Jeff considers that helping people is the most important part of what they do.
Jeff joined the Warren Legacy Foundation in 2021 to both share his experiences and to learn from a group of very experienced individuals. Jeff believes that the combined experience of the Foundation’s members means that it will have an answer for everything, being a group of individuals with a very diverse set of backgrounds and skills.
The Warren Legacy Foundation bears a well-known and highly respected name, and will always seek out the truth, with integrity. The ethical treatment of anyone seeking help is the most important aspect of any paranormal research.
Regional Director for the West Coast & Western USA
Stephanie Treadway
Stefanie Treadway is the Regional Director for West Coast & Western USA.
Stefanie is a paranormal investigator with New Beginnings Paranormal, helping families with their paranormal situations, restoring confidence and peace in their homes.
She loves what she is doing and believes that spirits deserve peace as well: helping souls to cross over and start their new beginning.
Even with a lifetime of experiences and years of experience, Stefanie still feels that she learns something new every day.
When she’s not helping people with their paranormal difficulties, Stefanie is always on the lookout for adventure!
Regional Director of Australia, New Zealand, & Asia
Cleo Tibbitts-Williams
Cleo Tibbitts-Williams is Regional Director for Australia & New Zealand.
Cleo grew up in a haunted house in England, and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand. She is a founding member of Haunted New Zealand and has been a paranormal investigator for over a decade.
Raised and confirmed Roman Catholic, Cleo is a psychic and empath, and was later initiated and trained as a Wiccan priestess and witch.
Cleo is trained in energy raising, healing, psychic self-defence and performing cleansing, banishing and protection rituals. She feels a calling to help families experiencing paranormal activity in their home. In addition to countless cleansings, she has also resolved a case of spontaneous possession.
Cleo holds an honours degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford, and has successfully completed a short course in Parapsychology with The Koestler Parapsychology Unit at The University of Edinburgh.
To date, Cleo’s writings on paranormal investigations and experiences in New Zealand have been published in two books.
She is a member of The Ghost Club, The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena, The Parapsychological Association and the International Alliance of Paranormal Investigators.
Regional Director for UK & Europe
Lana Grabinskis
Lana Grabinskis is Regional Director for the United Kingdom.
Lana has worked as a psychic artist and medium for over 25 years. Her talent as an artist began when she was 4 years old; sketching people. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the UK.
An introduction to paranormal and soul rescue presented itself in 2004 when Lana was asked to help with a Paranormal investigation. This was later filmed by The Discovery Channel and featured as an episode of ‘A Haunting’. Lana’s experience as both an artist and psychic artist and medium have been featured in newspaper articles and magazines such as Norfolk Magazine, Spirit & Destiny and Psychic News.
Lana holds an honours degree in Fine Art with Leeds Arts University 2016, and a PGdip with York St John in 2018.
She also trained with the Football Association in 1999 and became physio for the Durham Wasps Ice Hockey Team and local Rugby Club.
In 2001 Lana trained as a hypnotherapist.
Acting Regional Director of Africa
Chris McKinnell
Chris McKinnell is the Founder and CEO of the Warren Legacy Foundation for Paranormal Research, which carries on the work of his grandparents, Ed and Lorraine Warren.
He began working with the Warrens in 1980, at the age of 16. After his first incredibly intense night of poltergeist activity, two demons walking in the room, pounding that shook the walls, levitation, growling, upside down crosses, and physical assault of the woman of the house by an entity, Chris never looked back. He has assisted or led investigations on some of the Warrens most famous cases, as well as several thousands of others.
He now leads an international network of paranormal researchers that continue the Warrens’ mission all over the world.
Chris is the acting Regional Director for Africa.
Regional Director of Spain - Manager of the Spanish Language Division
Kenneth Torress
Archbishop Kenneth Torres D. Div. is the Foundation’s Director for the Spanish Speaking Subdivision.
Born in NY and raised in NJ, Kenneth is currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He grew up experiencing a life of hauntings; his family was tormented by an evil entity during his childhood and experienced many paranormal encounters.
He is of Puerto Rican descent, and has ties into Santeria. One of his relatives was a high-level practitioner in this Caribbean practice.
Kenneth is a US Marine veteran with honorable service who was medically retired, while suffering injuries in service to his country. Kenneth has a background in counterterrorism and government contracting with the federal government.
In addition to a degree in Counterintelligence and Security Studies, he holds a Doctorate in Divinity from Esoteric Interfaith Seminary and specialises in theology and pastoral counselling, with an extensive background in spiritual deliverance.
With over 15 years of experience in this this field, he has studied the Occult and Demonology. Kenneth is Archbishop, Assistant to the Chief Exorcist and is in carge of the seminary program for the Solomonic Order of St. Michael the Archangel.
Regional Director of Latin America
Cristian Camilo Piedrahita Montoya
Archbishop Cristian Camilo Piedra Montoya is our Regional Director for South America and Central America.
Cristian Camilo Piedra Montoya is an Archbishop of the Lutheran Independent Church.
He is a demonologist, angelologist, exorcist, alternative and spiritual healer and paranormal investigator.
He also belongs to a team of paranormal investigators in Colombia.
Regional Director of Canada
Francious Dubé
Francois Dube is our Canadian regional director. Francois is a pianist, musical director, composer, and orchestra conductor. With over 50 years in the business, he has worked with some of the biggest music legends. He uses his many talents to help assist people looking for explanations or who need help with the paranormal.
